There’s a big breakthrough in cancer research happening right now at MD Anderson Cancer Center — we may be on the verge of a cure for prostate cancer! It’s a topic that’s very close to the hearts of father and son restaurant owners Tony and Russell Masraff. The ground-breaking developments began in an unlikely spot… right here in Uptown, at Masraff’s restaurant. You can see the amazing story and here about the research at MD Anderson right here on Goodtaste.tv.

With “nothing to treat and everything to cure,” this dynamic duo has spearheaded this cause ever since Tony himself was diagnosed with the disease over a decade ago. Not happy with his options laid out by the docs, he decided to take control of his situation. In 2002, he founded Tony’s Prostate Cancer Research (TPCR), a non-profit that spends 100% of every dollar donated to fund research for a cure.

And now — they are so close! I met with Dr. Timothy Thompson at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and he said he’s never seen anything this promising. While prostate cancer is known to be handed down from generation to generation, these scientists have managed to isolate a protein we all produce and use it to cure prostate cancer in rats. Essentially this “GLIPR1″ protein appears to find the cancer cells in our body, bind to the proteins that cause the cancer and eliminate them! Just incredible…

Most of this money comes from private donations, however the family also hosts two major fundraisers each year– their Redstone golf tournament each spring and coming up September 28 an AMAZING Evening of Hope – Wine Extravaganza that features tastings of many high-end wines from around the globe…wines like Ornellaia and Darius II for starters! Their goal is to raise 1.5 million dollars to pay for the human trials — and every single penny you donate goes straight to this goal.

If you’d like to attend, (the event usually sells out!) more information can be found on Tony’s foundation website at: tpcr.org. Tony is also a prostate patient advocate at MD Anderson and makes himself personally available to anyone who calls. His cell phone number is included at the end of our video, and can also be found on the website listed above.